Sponsor Thrive

Sponsor Thrive

Put your brand in front of a room full of ambitious wedding photographers — be part of Thrive 2026.

Sponsor Thrive
Est. 2011

A conference built for photographers

Photography Farm was founded in 2011 by Lisa Devlin, after she received the first award for a wedding photographer from The British Journal of Photography. It began as a small workshop around her dining table and has since grown across multiple educational platforms and spaces.

In 2016 Photography Farm hosted its first conference for wedding photographers — a bespoke event that bridges the gap between large conferences and intimate workshops.

Thrive is now a bi-annual conference, with six phenomenal keynote speakers, business talks, live shoots and social events over two days.

Brighton 2026

20–21 October 2026

Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront — on the seafront, in the heart of the city.

✓  Six incredible speakers

✓  Small group sessions

✓  In the heart of the city

✓  Bigger than a workshop, smaller than a conference

✓  One day of keynote talks, one day of business talks & shoots

✓  A creative, supportive community

✓  A range of levels and abilities

Our incredible photographer line-up

UK

Katie Rogers is a London-based wedding photographer with over eight years in the industry and more than 300 weddings behind her. Her work is relaxed, refined and deeply attentive to the people in front of her lens, and has been featured in Vogue, Grazia, Tatler, The Guardian, Forbes and Channel 4. She has been named one of the UK’s Top 50 Wedding Photographers by Professional Photo Magazine every year from 2022 to 2026, and took home Best International Wedding Photographer at The Loverly List in both 2024 and 2025. She shoots both digital and 35mm film, holding space for quiet moments, real connection and images couples describe as beyond their wildest dreams. Visit website →

UK

Matt’s photography career began with a gut-driven decision to move to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in his early 20s. Working for an NGO, he bought his first camera and hit the streets, discovering a love for documentary-style storytelling and capturing real people and real moments. Back in London, he moved into wedding photography full-time, specialising in candid, emotive and unobtrusive coverage, and a decade later has photographed 300 celebrations worldwide. More recently he launched Street with Matt, bringing together his love of travel, curiosity about people and a passion for teaching. Visit website →

UK

Jessica Lily is a Surrey-based wedding photographer working across the UK and Europe. Her work blends editorial direction with a documentary instinct, and she regularly shoots on 35mm film for a texture and depth that digital alone rarely achieves. Calm and precise on the day, she observes rather than orchestrates, stepping in only when it counts. She has collaborated with Pinterest and built a reputation for film-led wedding photography that feels modern and enduring, and works alongside her husband Steve for larger or multi-day celebrations without ever losing the consistency of her visual style. Visit website →

Australia

Jackson Grant is a wedding photographer and filmmaker from Australia — a self-described creative cowboy from down under who gives the finger to convention and stirs the pot in the photo and video world. Ten years in, he has the stories to prove it, from getting stuck in the middle of a Greek Zorba dance to waking up on Adam Lambert’s couch after a wedding in Los Angeles. He caps his year at 25 weddings to maintain the creative intelligence, and makes a point of putting a face to a name before every single one. For photographers who feel the industry asks them to be a bit too polished and a bit too safe, Jackson is a reminder that having a genuine personality is the whole point. Visit website →

UK

Alexandria French is a mum, artist, writer and photographer based in Yorkshire, with seven years of full-time business behind her. She took an analogue photography diploma at nineteen and quickly realised where her focus naturally fell — faces and human emotion — a clarity that has never left her. A former English teacher, she brings a deep love of storytelling and expression to everything she creates. Outside the camera she is a lover of literature, film, painting, interior design, musical theatre, gardening and animals, a breadth of creative life that shows up in her work. She represents a creative identity that is genuinely distinctive, built from who she actually is rather than what the market asked for. Visit website →

UK

Anni Graham is a destination wedding photographer known for her honest, emotional, documentary approach. With over 15 years of experience she has photographed celebrations across Europe, Asia, South and North America, building a globally recognised portfolio rooted in connection, simplicity and real moments. Fifteen of those years were spent living in India, an experience that shaped how she sees people and works alongside them. Film has become a significant part of her work, and she deliberately limits the number of weddings she takes on each year so she can be fully present. Her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Lonely Planet, Junebug Weddings, Green Wedding Shoes and the Huffington Post. Visit website →

In good company

“You’ve created a really special event and we love being involved.”

Charlotte Hoad · Canon UK

Sponsor packages

Join us for Thrive, our conference designed to inspire photographers as they gear up for the season ahead. We invite a select number of sponsors to showcase their brands to a community of dedicated professionals eager to elevate their craft and business.

Limited opportunities available
Virtual Sponsor

£1000

✓  Newsletter inclusion

✓  Event social media mention

✓  Event mention

✓  Goody bag inclusion

✓  Linked ad on our site

Small Sponsor

£1000

✓  Ticket for Thrive

✓  30-min presentation on Day Two & online

✓  Event social media mention

✓  Goody bag inclusion

✓  Linked ad on our site

In-Room Sponsor

£2500

✓  Booth space at the venue

✓  Introduction on Day One

✓  30-min presentation on Day Two & online

✓  Newsletter inclusion

✓  Event social media mention

✓  Goody bag inclusion

✓  Linked ad on our site

Exclusive Sponsor

£3500

✓  Be the only company in your category in the room

✓  Booth space at the venue

✓  Introduction on Day One

✓  30-min presentation on Day Two & online

✓  Dedicated newsletter (pre or post event)

✓  Pre-event social media mention

✓  Event social media mention

✓  Goody bag inclusion

✓  Linked ad on our site

Bonus Social Media Bundle

£500

✓  Booth / team member interaction to our Instagram & TikTok audience

✓  A dedicated sponsor reel / post collaboration for 48 hours minimum

✓  Social media manager’s input into evergreen educational, entertaining or inspiring content

✓  Additional stories at the event

How it works

In-Room Sponsorship

Space is limited for companies looking to join us at Thrive, and we like to work with brands that are relaxed and have products or services we would recommend. As an In-Room Sponsor you’ll have ample opportunity to connect directly with attendees, showcasing your products in a vibrant setting and engaging face-to-face with passionate photographers eager to discover tools that can elevate their work.

Exclusive Sponsorship

Want to stand out without the distraction of competitors? Our Exclusive Sponsorship ensures you’ll be the only brand in your category present at Thrive. This amplifies your visibility and positions your brand as the go-to choice for attendees in your niche. Where possible we can also work with you to include a keynote speaker from your brand ambassadors.

Virtual Sponsorship

On the other side of the globe, or simply can’t attend in person? We still want you to be part of Thrive. Our Virtual Sponsorship lets you connect with creative photographers through tailored content — we’ll showcase your pre-recorded videos between presentations and feature your brand in our newsletters, social media and coveted goody bags.

Small Sponsor

For smaller companies that want to connect with our photographers at Thrive without a booth. Bring your laptop, connect with our community, reach our wider audience via our newsletter, and host a 30-minute presentation on Day Two that is repeated online and recorded so all attendees can see it.

Bonus Social Media Bundle

Maximise your presence by adding our Bonus Social Media Bundle to any in-room package. This add-on amplifies your association with Thrive and the Photography Farm community through tailored social content — connecting with our audience before, during and after the event with dedicated collaboration posts and stories that spotlight your brand.

Your audience

Who is a typical Farmer?

Photography Farm is about nurturing people into being a better photographer and a better business.

✓  Average age 27–37

✓  Mostly full-time working pros — self-taught and seeking the fast track

✓  20% travel from outside the UK

✓  65% are female

✓  Community-minded and active on social media

✓  They invest in brands with provenance that help them stand out

✓  We expect around 110 attendees over both days

Previous attendee

“I left with so much inspiration, new friends, new knowledge — and I met some brilliant suppliers. This is exactly what my business needs right now and I am 100% back next time.”

Angelica Fraser
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